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Purple Cow Aims To Cut Internet Rates
A new Halifax company is aiming to drive down internet prices in Nova Scotia.
Purple Cow founders Bradley Farquhar and Joe Power say they are undercutting the prices of other internet service providers, or ISPs, to encourage them to lower their
UNB To Launch I-STEM Program
The University of New Brunswick is partnering with George Washington University to provide I-STEM programing, which will help scientists and researchers turn their new technologies into businesses.
The Fredericton-based university put out a
Barbara Named Kauffman Fellow
Rob Barbara, a veteran investor and General Partner with Halifax-based venture capital firm Build Ventures, has been selected for Class 24 of the Kauffman Fellows, a two-year program that brings together innovative minds in venture capital.
Barbara
Jobs: Three Openings at Sprypoint
Three openings at Charlottetown-based Sprypoint headline our Jobs of the Week column today. The company is looking for a Business Development Specialist, iOS Developer, and Development Team Leader.
SpryPoint was founded in 2011 to assist utilities
Startup Zone Launching Accelerator
Charlottetown-based Startup Zone is launching a new early-stage accelerator program to help high-growth companies with product development, branding and sales.
The Prince Edward Island startup house is starting the accelerator so that entrepreneurs
LaunchPad Celebrates Kilfoil, New Ventures
The 10 companies enrolled in Dalhousie University’s LaunchPad accelerator pitched their businesses to an audience at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Wednesday evening.
The pitching event marked the conclusion of LaunchPad, which is offered by Launch
Leading Fitness Classes on Facebook
Shortly after the birth of her fourth child, Tracey Gairns Brioux decided the best thing she could with her career would be to teach an online fitness class at 5:30 am each day.
She launched her company Reset Breathe Fitness, whose cornerstone is
Media Relations Talk in Sydney
On Thursday, Aug. 8, I will be in Sydney to deliver my talk on Media Relations for Startups.
I gave this talk at Volta a few weeks ago, and the response was really great.
So if you want to learn how to write a press release and identify which
T4G Wins Microsoft Award
Technology solutions company T4G is being recognized by Microsoft Canada for its innovative work with data.
The company, which has a headquarters in Saint John, has received the 2019 Microsoft Canada Data Innovation IMPACT Award. The annual
Start-Up Yard Seeks Applicants
Innovacorp is calling for applications for the third cohort of Start-Up Yard, its incubation program for ocean technology companies.
Successful entrants must pay $2,000 to enter the program, but they then receive a grant of $22,500 in development
ACOA Helps Velsoft’s Sales Focus
New Glasgow-based e-learning company Velsoft Training Materials has received a $150,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to facilitate its focus on international growth.
Velsoft’s product turns written training materials into
New Oil, Oysters DNA Projects
Projects using DNA tools have been announced by Genome Atlantic, the non-profit corporation that helps Atlantic Canada reap the benefits of genomics technologies.
In the first, L’Étang Ruisseau Bar Ltée, the oyster hatchery seed supplier located